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It's a new school year, and chances are good that the old Windows 7-based 2012-vintage laptop you were planning to give to the kid is really on its last legs. Grab something new with a fresh version of Windows and all of the accoutrement you expect from a brand-new laptop, like a modern screen in high resolution, a...
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For Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 200 desktop processors, perhaps more familiar by their code-name "Arrow Lake", Intel has removed Hyper-Threading from the P-cores. That makes those CPUs narrower, so they might not need as much memory bandwidth, right? Well, the Skymont E-cores are nearly three times as wide as the...
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SpaceX has performed the first private spacewalk during the Polaris Dawn mission, viewing Earth 458 miles below. Crew members Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis took turns floating just outside the Dragon capsule while wearing specially-designed suits.
After having its launch delayed due to the FAA grounding all...
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Days after Sony’s announcement, the pixel peeping experts at Digital Foundry have weighed in on whether they believe the PlayStation 5 Pro will be able to run Grand Theft Auto VI at a smooth 60 FPS in 4K resolution. "GTA 6" is of course one of the most highly anticipated games ever, but it’s not looking promising for gamers who are willing
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While folks are digesting the recent Sony PlayStation 5 Pro announcement, Nintendo is in the background waiting for its own console reveal. A potential announcement may come as soon as this month, with a release timeframe in Spring of next year. The current Nintendo Switch has been in the market for over seven years...
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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft made a successful return to Earth over the weekend, but not without some additional issues being found. While NASA reported astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams would have been safe on the spacecraft, it also reported a thruster had failed during Starliner’s decent.
Issues with...
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Look, before we even get into the meat of what the problems were, if you're on Windows, make sure you've got the latest updates. Yesterday's "Patch Tuesday" brought with it fixes for nearly 80 different security bugs across just about every single Microsoft product, but the real worry has to do with a zero-day bug...
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Robotics company 1X has announced that its NEO Beta line of humanoid robots will be rolling out to a select group of households as it looks to put its prototype robot through its paces. Unlike most other robots that are designed to be used as industrial workhorses, the NEO is meant to be used within the...
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Laptops with AMD graphics may be few and far between, but that's partially because AMD simply hasn't had many current-generation GPUs to offer laptop vendors. Until recently, it was basically the entry-level Radeon RX 7600M family or the top-end Radeon RX 7900M—essentially a Radeon RX 7900 GRE in mobile form.
Now...
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is just around the corner, and its promised performance is driving no small amount of hype. A new leak sheds more light over the Gen 4's potential to give Apple's engineers some sleepless nights. Supposed Geekbench scores from a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4-powered OnePlus 13 show the new SoC...
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It seems like Apple's new iPhone 16 and Apple Watch launch attracted every soul on Earth. Somewhat hidden away among all that fanfare were the quieter launch of the new AirPods 4 and the updated AirPods Max—Cupertino's latest effort in the consumer audio space. However, some are criticizing the lack of innovation...
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Sony announced its PlayStation 5 Pro refresh yesterday in a straightforward, technical YouTube video presentation. All of the attention was put on the GPU upgrades, which provide a nice uplift compared to the current PS5. AI driven up-scaling and enhanced ray tracing were all perks for the new model, too. With a...
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Hubble may be the older sibling to the more advanced James Webb Space Telescope, but it is still being used to help solve the riddles and mysteries of the universe. Now, along with the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the iconic space telescope unexpectedly unveiled a duo of supermassive black holes within a pair of...
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After the competent but uninspiring performance of AMD's Ryzen 9000 processors, the PC enthusiast space is looking for some real excitement to drag it out of the doldrums. Some folks are so weary of the same old stuff that they're actually excited about the PS5 Pro launch, despite it's lofty price tag. Don't fret...
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We already know that Intel is absolutely looking to launch its Arrow Lake desktop processors, branded as the Core Ultra 200 series, later this year. But when, exactly? According to a social media post from HKEPC, the launch will occur on October 24th. HKEPC is a Hong Kong-based tech blog with a long history of...
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As if mini PCs with desktop processors and built-in touch screens weren't crazy enough, here comes FEVM with a mini PC that could feature a GeForce RTX 4090M GPU. That’s right, while it’s not official yet, Redditor “mentalsojin2” has done some digging and was handed some critical info.
We are still waiting on the...
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Google is getting serious about deleting Gmail accounts that have been left inactive by users, as it works to improve the Gmail experience. Initially, the company made the announcement last year about the change to its inactive account policy, and it seems as if it is finally rolling out to accounts that meet the...
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The FBI has published its Cryptocurrency Fraud Report for 2023, and the losses continue to mount, reaching 5.6 billion dollars, which is a 45% increase in comparison to 2022. Even though fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes only account for 10% of the complaints the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) receives, the...
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Sony has announced its highly anticipated PlayStation 5 Pro console after months of leaks and rumors. The next gen console will feature an upgraded GPU, with enhanced Ray Tracing, and AI-driven upscaling.
The announcement of the PS5 Pro comes on the heels of Sony facing a bit of embarrassment surrounding its failed...
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A dramatic new video shows how Earth’s surface has changed over the last 1.8 billion years. The video reconstructs Earth’s surface evolution, and is presented as a relative plate motion model in a paleomagnetic reference frame.
The video, based on the work of Xianzhi Cao from the Ocean University in China and...
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Android users are reporting a new Search widget popping up on in the latest beta version of the Google app, which adds a customizable shortcut (on top of the Lens and Speak Now shortcuts). We haven't seen any official confirmation from Google on this feature just yet, so please treat this bit of news with a pinch of...
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When we first played the early Astro's Playroom on the Sony PlayStation 5, we knew Sony had a winner on its hands. Fast forward a few years, and the just recently released Astro Bot is a fantastic gaming experience that needs to be enjoyed.
While Sony does not have the heavyweights to match the Mario franchise...
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